Oprah Store in Brief:
The Oprah Store in Chicago not only features the queen of talk's souvenirs, but also items that Oprah (or probably more accurately her staff) feel that fans would like, i.e., buy.Oprah Store Address:
37 N. Carpenter Street, ChicagoPhone:
312-633-2100Hours:
Monday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon - 4:00 p.m.The Oprah Store accepts cash, checks, and all major credit cards.
Getting There by Public Transportation:
CTA Bus #20 Madison Westbound - take to Madison/Aberdeen, walk one street east to the Oprah Store.Oprah Store website
About the Oprah Store:
Located just across the street from Oprah's Harpo Studios, The Oprah Store was created, as Oprah states, as "a place for people to buy keychains." And while you can certainly buy keychains there -- along with Oprah t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and DVDs -- the concept grew from a simple souvenir shop into more of a "boutique." (If you thought Oprah would open a mere tchotchke shop, you have not been paying attention.) Besides souvenirs, The Oprah Store also carries women's cashmere sweaters (some embroidered with the famous "O" logo), pajamas, and exercise/yoga outfits, and even baby outfits. The store also sells a line of home decor with the "O" theme, as well as imported goods from South African vendors that Oprah says "empowers the work force" there.But the section of the store that probably gets most people buzzing is "Oprah's Closet," a room stocked with Oprah's cast-off clothing and shoes. That's right, not only can you dress like Oprah, but you can do so with Oprah's actual clothes (Kate Moss types should probably take a pass). All of the proceeds from "Oprah's Closet" go to her charity, Oprah's Angel Network.
So if you're the type that thinks overloading on Oprah is impossible (or if you are looking for plates with a bunch of Os on them), be sure to swing by after a show taping to The Oprah Store -- you do have Oprah tickets, don't you?
